Pac-12 announces women's basketball players of the week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Amber Melgoza, Sr., G, WASHINGTON (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
2 GP, 23.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .500 FG (18-36), .900 FT (9-10), 3.0 apg
• Helped lead Washington to a pair of home wins including Senior Day-upset over then-No. 8/7 UCLA (64-68) before defeating a USC two days prior (75-66).
• Opened the weekend with 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting as the Huskies beat the Trojans.
• Against the Bruins, scored 22 points, adding six rebounds, five assists and a steal to lead the Huskies to their first win over a ranked team this season and the first over a top-10 ranked team since defeating UCLA on Jan. 8, 2017.
• Has 39 career 20+ point games including eight this year, moving up to 11th on Washington’s all-time scoring list with 1,643 career points.
• First-career weekly honor and Washington’s 36th all-time.
Also nominated: Sam Thomas, ARIZ; Reili Richardson, ASU; Jaelyn Brown, CAL; Mya Hollingshed, COLO; Erin Boley, ORE; Mikayla Pivec, OSU; Kiana Williams, STAN; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Alissa Pili, USC; Borislava Hristova, WSU.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Charisma Osborne, Fr., G, UCLA (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
3 GP, 25.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg, .481 FG (26-54), .833 FT (15-18)
• Averaged 25.7 points and notched a pair of career-high scoring performances in then-No.8/7 UCLA's three games against then-No. 15/14 Oregon State (Feb. 17), Washington State (Feb. 21), and Washington (Feb. 23).
• Opened the week with a then-career-high 22 points and eight rebounds in the overtime victory against OSU (83-74), adding two steals in the performance.
• Put up 32 points for a new career high and grabbed 11 rebounds in the win over WSU on Friday for just the eighth instance a Bruin has put up 30 points and 10 rebounds.
• Recorded second-straight double-double in the loss to Washington on Sunday (68-74), marking her third-straight 20+ point performance.
• First time receiving weekly freshman honor for UCLA’s ninth all-time.
Also nominated: Helena Pueyo, ARIZ; Cailyn Crocker, CAL; Jaylyn Sherrod, COLO; Jaz Shelley, ORE; Taylor Jones, OSU; Alissa Pili, USC; Brynna Maxwell, UTAH; Ali Bamberger, WASH; Bella Murekatete, WSU.